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Iurovetskii, M.I.: Angola. The Land Offered by Portugal to the Jews for Colonisation

The book features a foreword, a bibliography and a map, and it is organised into thematic chapters. In the foreword, the author addresses the prevalence of misinformation surrounding Angola, a Portuguese colony in Africa. Iurovetskii suggests that Angola might hold significance as a potential home for the Jewish population […]

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Paperin, L.: An Expedition to Cyrenaica. 1908. A Report

Full title: Report of the work of the expedition sent to Сyrenaica by the Jewish Territorialist Organization under the patronage of the governor-general of Tripoli and under the direction of J.W. Gregory, Professor of Geology at Glasgow University […]

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Paperin, L.: Liberia (A Negro State)

The book contains an author’s foreword, wherein he elucidates the essay’s main goal: to analyse the feasibility of establishing a centre for the Jewish people, that is economically viable and capable of meeting the general needs of the Jewish community. The essay itself is focused on the case of Liberia […]

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Vasin, N.A.: The Land of Black Christians. A Description of Abyssinia, its People and Nature

The book is addressed to children and aims at describing the population of “black Christians” in Ethiopia. It contains several illustrations of landscapes and local people. […]

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Anon. – Uganda, or Uganeida. A Geographical Essay

In the introductory pages the author claims that the British government offered the Jews some land in East Africa, to settle on an autonomous basis. They provide a literal translation of excerpts from the document containing the offer […]

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Kresin, R.: Uganda. A Country Offered by England to the Zionists for the Establishment of a Jewish State

The book comprises an author’s introduction, a chapter devoted to general geographic information about Uganda (its borders, climate, flora and fauna, and population), a chapter devoted to the Kingdom of Uganda (with general information about its society, religion, commerce, and state administration). […]

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Nedumov, A.I.: Across Spain and Algeria. Travel Notes

The book includes fourteen photographic illustrations portraying the local population, cityscapes, and landscapes. In the introduction the author claims that he intends to share his impressions of a trip to Spain, Algiers, and Biskra. His first encounter with North Africa is through the city of Oran, […]

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Skal’kovskii K.A.: New Travel Impressions

The book is divided into four parts: “Across Europe”, “A Few Days in Warsaw”, “London and Paris”, and “Spain and Morocco”. Chapter five (p. 249-266) of the fourth part is devoted to a trip to Tangier […]

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